Ironic Case - DWI Counselor Charged with Driving While Intoxicated in Texas
Posted on Oct 9, 2009 3:28pm PDT
In Pottsboro, Texas, it is reported that a DWI counselor for a program known as Crossroads Drug Offender Education was arrested for
driving while intoxicated and evading police this past weekend.
When asked about the incident, Pottsboro Police Chief, Bret Arterburn said that the counselor, "could've very easily ran a stop sign or struck another vehicle head on. It could've been a very serious incident."
This past Saturday, Arterburn claims that one of his officer's stopped the man, 38 year old Keith Lang, because he was weaving in and out of traffic lanes. Lang appeared to be intoxicated while driving on highway 120, which led to the officer pulling him over for suspicion of DWI.
Even after the officer turned his lights on, Lang continued to drive, ignoring the fact that the officer was trying to pull him over. Finally, after 5 miles, Lang finally stopped at a local Wal-Mart. Once arriving at the store, Lang drove around the parking lot several times before stopping his vehicle.
Lang is a counselor for a drug rehab center. While working at the center, Lang has helped rehabilitate hundreds of DWI offenders. So, it was quite shocking to law enforcement that he would commit DWI himself and also evade police at the same time.
Once stopped by police, Lang refused to partake in the field sobriety tests. Police are still waiting to get results from his breath test which will reveal his blood alcohol concentration at the time of the incident.
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